VTJP Palestine/Israel
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 14 August, 2011: All Israeli kindergarteners are required to sing the national anthem— except for ‘Arab sector’ children
14 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli forces abduct three children in East Jerusalem IMEMC – Sunday August 14, 2011 – 21:10, According to local sources, Israeli forces invaded the neighborhood of Silwan, in east Jerusalem, on Sunday morning and abducted two young children and a teenager, taking them… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 13 August, 2011: Palestinians in no hurry to join housing protests
13 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 81 US lawmakers in Israel on ‘tour’ sponsored by Zionist lobbying group IMEMC – Saturday August 13, 2011 – 21:55, One-fifth of the US Congress is currently in Israel on a free trip sponsored by the American Israel Educational Foundation, an affiliate of… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 12 August, 2011: US Mideast policy: Well on its way to total irrelevance
12 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center USAID Threatens To Stop Funding Projects In Gaza IMEMC – Saturday August 13, 2011 – 04:59, A source at the US Department of State stated that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) would stop funding all projects in the Gaza Strip… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 11 August, 2011: Israel approves 1,600 Jerusalem settler homes
11 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Abbas: “Future State Will Be Under NATO Security Forces Headed By The USA” IMEMC – Friday August 12, 2011 – 03:12, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Thursday that the future Palestinian state will be under the security responsibility of a third party, NATO… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 10 August, 2011: Veolia, major target of Palestinian BDS campaign, in financial crisis
10 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Fatah Report Claims Dahlan Poisoned Arafat and Stole Millions IMEMC – Wednesday August 10, 2011 – 13:00, An official Fatah report claims that former Gaza security chief, Mohammad Dahlan, was responsible for the poisoning of Yasser Arafat. It also accuses Dahlan of stealing… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 9 August, 2011: Senior Israeli archaeologist casts doubt on Jewish heritage of Jerusalem
9 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli Army Re-opens Road from Nablus IMEMC – Tuesday August 09, 2011 – 17:34, Israeli soldiers opened a Nablus thoroughfare for the first time in 9 years according to Maan News Agency. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 8 August, 2011: Report: Israel wages cyber war on Iran
8 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli Forces Advance Into Lebanese Territory IMEMC – Tuesday August 09, 2011 – 03:04, The Lebanese Army reported Monday that Israeli soldiers advanced into Lebanese territory for a distance of 200 meters and remained there for 30 minutes before heading back to the… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 7 August, 2011: Israel’s ‘real estate revolution’ is not about justice or peace
7 August , 2011 — VTJP News Ma’an News Report: Fatah says Dahlan involved in poisoning Arafat 8/7/2011 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fatah has accused ousted party strongman Muhammad Dahlan of “having a hand” in poisoning late President Yasser Arafat, Arabic-language media reported Saturday. Arafat died in a Paris hospital in November 2004. The exact… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 6 August, 2011: Draft Knesset bill to drop Arabic as official Israeli language
6 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Abbas To Visit Lebanon To Hold Talks on Palestinian Statehood IMEMC – Saturday August 06, 2011 – 06:04, Palestinian sources reported that President Mahmoud Abbas will be visiting Lebanon in the middle of this month as he accepted an official invitation from the… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 August, 2011: The two-state solution will die in September
5 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Palestinians hold non-violent anti-Wall protests in 4 villages IMEMC – Saturday August 06, 2011 – 03:10, Non-violent protests took place on Friday in the central West Bank villages of al-Nabi Saleh, Bil’in, and Nil’in in addition to al-Ma’ssara in the southern West Bank. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 4 August, 2011: Israeli Knesset considers bill to end ‘democratic’ element of Israeli state
4 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center UN Committee enters Gaza for first time in 43 years IMEMC – Friday August 05, 2011 – 01:00, For the first time in forty-three years, an investigative committee of the United Nations General Assembly has managed to enter the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 3 August, 2011: How Netanyahu’s Israel is like Monty Python’s cheese shop
3 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center PLO Report: “Six Palestinians Killed in July, 230 Kidnapped, 32 Structures Demolished” IMEMC – Thursday August 04, 2011 – 03:16, The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) reported that, in July, Israeli soldiers killed six Palestinians, kidnapped 230 others, and demolished 32 homes and structures… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 2 August, 2011: Report: Israel’s new Mossad chief behind assassination of Iran nuclear scientist
2 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Awarta Youth Convicted Of Itamar Stabbing Attack IMEMC – Wednesday August 03, 2011 – 03:39, An Israeli military court convicted on Tuesday a Palestinian youth from Awarta village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, of stabbing to death five family members… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 1 August, 2011: PA: ‘Alarming’ rise in Israel’s attacks on Palestinian children
1 August , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli Municipalities Go on Strike as Israel Continues to Face Widespread Housing Protests IMEMC – Monday August 01, 2011 – 14:10, Most municipal authorities in Israel carried out a one day strike on Monday, as an act of solidarity with the popular protests… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 30 July, 2011: Jewish association launches tourism project promoting the West Bank as “part of Israel”
30 July , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli troops attack 3 non-violent protests in West Bank, injuring four IMEMC – Sunday July 31, 2011 – 01:09, On Friday four people were injured and four arrested, as Israeli troops attacked anti-wall protests organized in a number of West Bank communities. Protests… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 29 July, 2011: Israeli Army Attacks Dutch Music Orchestra with Tear Gas
29 July , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Settlers Attack Internationals With An Iron Bar IMEMC – Friday July 29, 2011 – 12:12, Three settlers from the illegal West Bank settlement of Havat Maon harassed three Palestinian shepherds and attacked two internationals observers near Mesheha hill. The masked settlers threw stones… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 28 July, 2011: Israel To Apologize For “Mistakes” During Flotilla Attack
28 July , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Declares Ties With Newly-Born Republic Of South Sudan IMEMC – Friday July 29, 2011 – 01:23, Israel announced Thursday that it will be holding official ties with the newly-born Republic of South Sudan, while Israeli officials visiting the country received an official… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 27 July, 2011: Undercover Forces Captured On Film Kidnapping A Palestinian Child in Jerusalem
27 July , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Knesset Grants Fundamentalist Settlement Groups Admin “National Gardens” Rights IMEMC – Wednesday July 27, 2011 – 23:40, On Wednesday, The Israeli Knesset approved in Preliminary Reading a law that allows “nonprofit” and nongovernmental fundamentalist Israeli settler groups, especially the El Ad group, administrative… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 26 July, 2011: Patient Dies In Gaza after Being Denied Exit For Treatment
26 July , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Miles of Smiles 4 Heading To Gaza Soon IMEMC – Wednesday July 27, 2011 – 04:01, The Miles of Smiles 4 humanitarian convoy will be heading to the Gaza Strip in the coming few days carrying medical and humanitarian supplies to the besieged… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 25 July, 2011: Israeli left’s awakening too little, too late
25 July , 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Likud MK Calls For More Settlements In the West Bank, Jerusalem, The Negev IMEMC – Tuesday July 26, 2011 – 02:50, Tzipi Hotovely, Israeli member of Knesset of the Likud party headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called on the Israeli government to… Continue reading